Here is some more math from the link below. The current TV deal works out to around $149M per team per year. The maximum salary per team (before this year) was $128M. Just on tv rights alone the teams have $21M each to cover operating expenses and we haven't even counted all the other revenue streams.

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He added that the owners have done all they can do to convince the players that they are operating at a loss before their request to get more and work less, but that is not true.

Why have they not opened the books? Well, I understand that the employer has risk and hidden costs that would be lost in the numbers, but if they gave the books to a mediator and allowed that firm to look into the books then negotiations could start from that point--the truth. Tell the owners why their info is misleading and tell the union why their beleifs and demands are skewed. Then negotiate.

Here is some more math from the link below. The current TV deal works out to around $149M per team per year. The maximum salary per team (before this year) was $128M. Just on tv rights alone the teams have $21M each to cover operating expenses and we haven't even counted all the other revenue streams.

So i am wondering if Jerry is being honest with his pie chart? something doesn't add up

Jerry's pie chart was obfuscated as hell. It didn't show or prove anything except that there is a pool of money, and that the owners want to shift it more in their favor to cover a "loss".

Honestly, I'm not buying it now. If the owners are trying to negotiate a lower cap because the economy is tanking, I'm not on board with that. Yes, the economy is bad off. But that's when you lower prices for admission to keep attendance up, and expand your advertising deals. Not lower player pay. Because if they negotiate a lower cap, and all the sudden the economy turns around, the players are simply playing for less money.

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If you think the NFL is losing money you are kidding yourselves. It is the most popular sport in the US and probably top two in the world. The big debate is over how the owners calculate the ROI. There is a billion dollars that the owners do not put into the equation. Not sure why, but they don't.

The big issue is the players want to see the books so they can see how much $ the owners are making. As I have said before, the tail doesn't wag the dog. I wouldn't show any of my employees how much my company made. If they don't like go play in Europe.